Toy bank.



No. 729,999. f' V A PATBNTED JUNE 2', 190s.

o. H. SGHAMBBR-s. TOY BANK.

\ AgrLmATioN FILED AUG. zo. 1909.

N9 MODEL.

`"are accessible only by partially destroyingv ,one of which is shown clearly in Fig. 5, and

` UNITED STATES y Patented June 2, 1903.

PATENT OEEICE.

TOY BANK.

SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 729,899, dated une 2,y 1903.

Application iiled August 2U, 1902.`

.To @ZZ whom t may concern: i

Be it known that I, CHARLES HENRY Serran- BERs, a citizen of the United States, residing at Warren, in the county of Warren and State of Pennsylvania, have invented a new and useful Toy Bank, of which the following is a specification.

This invention relates to receptacles which them, more particularly to receptacles enr-1 ployed as toy money-banks and the like; and the object of the invention is to produce a device which will secure the coins and support them at all times in plain view and render their extraction impossible eXcept by the partial destruction of the device. i

The invention consists in certain novel features of construction, as hereinafter shown and described, and specified in the claims.

In the drawings illustrative of the invention, Figure 1 is a perspective view of the device complete. Fig. 2 is a vertical sectional elevation, enlarged. Figs. 3 and 4 are detail perspective views illustrating` the construction of the detachable tenon feature of the device. Fig. 5 is a perspective View of aportion of the base member, illustrating the arrangement and location ofthe mortiseandchannel feature of the device.

The receptacle may be of any desired size and shape, but will generally be about square in longitudinal section, as indicated in Fig. 2, and of less Width than height or length.. The receptacle consists Oin a `base member 10, a top member 1l, end members 12 13, and side members 14 15, the side members preferably of glass or other transparent material. The bottom and top members will be provided near their ends with transverse mortises 16,

these mortises, connected by channels, as 16, leading` from the ends of the mortises adjacent to the sides of the top and bottom members. In Fig. 5 portions of one set of these channels are shown as arranged in the base member 10; but it will be understood that similar channels are also arranged in the bottom surface of the top member 11, and it will also` be understood that mortises and channels are arranged in precisely the same manner, all facing inward, in both the adjacent faces of the top `and bottom members. The

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body portions of the end members 12 13 will engage the top and bottom members by their ends, as shown in Fig. 2, the thickness and width of theend members being greater than the mortises, so that the end members entirely cover and conceal the mortises. Attached to the end members l2 13 are blocks 17, which form tenons to engage the mortises in the top The blocks `17' will be attached to the end members 12 13, as by nails 13, or other easily-detachable fastenings. The end members 12 13 are provided with longitudinal channels 19 neartheir edges, corresponding to and registering with the channels, as 16, in the top and bottom members, the registering channels forming recesses to receive and support the edges of the side members 14 15, as indicated by dotted lines in Fig. 2, the dotted lines representing the edges of the side members. When thus constructed, the receptacle is assembled with the tenons 17 within the mortises 16 and with the side members in place by their edges in their respective channels 16 to 19, and in order to secure the'parts of the receptacle firmly together the tenon-blocks 17 will preferably be glued into the mortises. By this means the whole receptacle will be firmly united and the contents protected. t

A coin-slit is formed through the top member 11 and provided with a guiding-duct 21, leading downward therefrom into the interior of the receptacle and extending toward the opaque end 13, leaving only space enough for the largest coin to escape from the conduit or duct and having the mouth 21 opening into the receptacle or box in a plane at right angles to the plane of the entrance-slit, said mouth discharging into the box at a point beyond and to one side of said slit-opening.

lThe guiding-duct thus servesto prevent the surreptitious removal. of coins through the slit owing to the disposition of the `dischargeinouth at a point beyond and to one side of the slit, and also the coniined spacebetween a very important feature of the invention and adds materially to the security of the device.

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By this arrangement a very complete, simple, and cheaply-constructed receptacle is produced, thoroughly protecting the contents and preventing access thereto.

When it is desired to remove the contents of the receptacle, a chisel will be forced in between the end members and the top member or the bottom member, as preferred, and the top orbottom member forcibly separated from the end members by the yielding of the nails 18, leaving the blocks 17 in place in the top or bottom member. Instead of employing a chisel or other implement to force a separation between the parts, the top or bottom member may be forced loose from the nails 18 by any other means which will not mar the parts. The device may be readily restored to its former condition by cutting out the now useless blocks 17, which remain in the mortises in the part 10 or 11, which has been removed, and supplying new blocks to `the end members requiring them. These additional end blocks can be furnished at an ininitesimal expense, and a number will be furnished with eachbank, so that the bank may be readily restored after the removal of the contents.. This restoration can be very readily accomplished by any person without previous skill or knowledge, as it is only necessary to dig the discarded blocks out of the mortises of the detached portion, tacking the new blocks in place upon the end members, applying a small amount of glue to the blocks, and replacing the removed member. I

The top, bottom, and end members will generally-be of wood and the sides of glass, and the wood portion may be of any fanciful design or color or ornamental wood and may be given a very handsome appearance if tastefully constructed. The transparent sides add materially to the efficiency, attractiveness, and desirability of the device, as the child can at all times see the coins as they drop into the receptacle, and the steady growth of the mass of coins, which are discernible through the sides, will be a constant incentive to increase its growth, and thus save money.

Vhile the top and bottom members 10 11 are shown provided with the mortises and the end members with the detachable tenon-blocks, it is evident that this relative arrangement might be reversed, with the mortises in the end members and the tenon-blocks on the top and bottom members without aifecting the principle of the invention or sacrificing any of its advantages, as the results produced and the mode of operation would be precisely the same.

The transparent sides being arranged upon opposite sides of the casing, the interior will be fully illuminated, and any clogging of the coins in the duct rendered at once apparent and easily removable.

.detachable tenons adapted to engage said mortises, and the remaining members adapted to engage the said mortised and tenoned mem-l bers, substantially as described.

2. A receptacle ofthe class described con= sisting of top and bottom members having transverse mortises, end members having detachable tenons engaging said mortises, and side members engaging said top, bottom, and end members, substantially as described.

3. A receptacle of the class described consisting of top and bottom members having transverse mortises, and with spaced channels connecting said mortises, end members having detachable tenons engaging said mortises and with longitudinal spaced channels corresponding to the spaced channels in said top and bottom members, and side members engaging said channels, substantially as de= scribed.

4. A receptacley of the class described con sisting of top and bottom members having transverse mortises and with spaced channelsA connecting said mortises, end members having detachable tenons engaging said mortises and with longitudinal spaced channels corresponding to the spaced channels in said top and bottom members, and transparent sidemembers engaging said channels, substantially as described.

5. A receptacle of the class described consisting of top and bottom members having transverse mortises, end members having de*- tachable tenons engaging said mortises, side members engaging said top and end members and a coin-duct connected to one of said members, substantially as described.

6. A receptacle of the class described consisting of top and bottom members. having alined recesses in their adjacent faces, end members engaging said top and bottom members and having blocks connected detachably thereto, and secured immovably in said recesses, substantially as described.

In testimony that I claim the foregoingas my own I have hereto affixed my signature in the presence of two witnesses.

CHARLES HENRY SCHAMBERS.

Witnesses:

PHILIP ScHAMBERs, NV. H. BREWER.

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